STATS: Statistical Thinking with Active Teaching Strategies Workshops for Mathematicians Who Teach Statistics November 20, 1999 U.S. Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, CO

Supported by the National Science Foundation, the Mathematical Association of America is conducting a series of faculty development workshops designed for mathematicians who teach courses in introductory statistics but have little formal training in the subject. Goals of the workshops are to help faculty participants to:
* teach statistical thinking with more data and concepts, less theory and fewer recipes
* explore active learning alternatives to the lecture method in their teaching of statistics
* make effective use of technology in their statistics courses
* use authentic assessment practices in evaluating the work of their statistics students
* discover a myriad of print and electronic resources for teaching statistics
* engender lasting collegial relationships among mathematicians who teach statistics

Each workshop features sessions led by two leading statistics educators. These sessions involve workshop participants actively in their own learning by presenting topics and activities that lend themselves to direct use with students. Each workshop is limited to an enrollment of 24 participants, selected through an application process.

Pending final approval, a one-day STATS workshop will be held at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs on November 20, 1999. Support from NSF provides lunch and a variety of workshop materials related to teaching statistics. There is no registration fee for the workshop. Workshop participants or their institutions are expected to cover travel costs, and participants must have e-mail accounts.

The application deadline is October 22, 1999. You may apply from the STATS web site at http://www.dickinson.edu/~rossman/STATS/ or by requesting an application form from:
Maureen Callanan
Mathematical Association of America
1529 Eighteenth Street NW
Washington, DC 20036-1385
phone 202-387-5200
fax 202-483-5450
mcallana@maa.org

You may also direct questions to project directors Allan Rossman (rossman@dickinson.edu) and Tom Short (short@monet.vill.edu).